Working hunter- what’s involved?

[cobsarefab]

So, with the newly clipped out and hogged cobbus I have been told she’d do well in working Hunter classes so I have a few questions.
-what tack and bit would she need to wear
-what would I need to wear?
-what percentage of the class is jumping and how big are the jumps?
-what hairs do we have to show?
-what would make us more likely to lose/gain marks?
-would she be allowed to wear a breastplate?
Thanks in advance everyone.
Any pics would be great
Pic of smart looking cobbus

 

[rara007]

At local level you can do the working hunter but it's the working show horse classes you're really after with a cob. Tack and bit whatever she jumps best in- ideally havanna and conservative. Tweed jacket, shirt tie cream breeches black boots, conservative colour skull cap and silk or 'show' hat.

 

[Leo Walker]

At local level anything goes, but she isnt what you are ideally looking for as a working hunter. Working hunter is judged at least partially on jumping style and shes a bit too green at jumping for that just yet. Knowing you and her as well as I do, show her in coloured classes to start. Shes actually a nice stamp of a cob and should do well. Family pony will be her forte as well. And you could probably do cob classes as well. I know in this area theres no height limits.

Whatever class you do you turn out to type, so you turn her out as a cob. Tweed, shirt, tie etc. If you remind me I'll dig my tweed out for you to borrow :biggrin3:

 

[Kat]

Lots of shows have a working cob class you would be best in that but at local level I have won working hunter classes on a cob just because it jumped clear and enthusiastically from a forward canter and did a nice show.

Yes you can wear a breast plate, l used to have lessons with someone very into WH at county level and beyond, she always advised a breast plate.

 

[Chinchilla]

Can't help on the showing side (jumping eek) but she looks amazing. Very smart! :biggrin3:

 

[tda]

Remember the course is to be jumped at a hunting pace, flowing rather than slow down speed up setting the horse up at each jump.
Definitely tweed. Have fun xx

 

[windand rain]

local working hunters often give a choice of height County level looks to be about 80cm